Attachment for planters.



W. G. REYNOLDS.

ATTACHMENT FOR PLANTERS.

APPLICATION FILED IAR.23,1909.

Patented NOV. 30, 1909.

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WALTER C. REYNOLDS, OF POLO, ILLINOIS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER C. RuYNoLos, a citizen of the United States,residing at Polo, in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments forPlanters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in attachments forplanters and more particularly to corn planters and my object is toprovide means for filling the furrows made by the planter wheels andthoroughly cover the corn, as well as to prevent washing away of thesoil.

A further object is to provide means for readily attaching theattachment to the planter.

A further object is to provide means for adjusting the angle of parts ofthe attachment and a further object is to provide means for raising andlowering the attachment as desired.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this application, Figure 1is a rear elevation of parts of a planter showing my improved attachmentapplied in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a sectional view as seen on line2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a slightly modified form ofdevice.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates an axle,such as is commonly employed by wheel-supported planters and 2 indicateswheels which are provided with circumferential grooves 3, which groovesare adapted to cover the corn after the same has been deposited in afurrow. It has been found by experience, however, that the wheels do notalways cover the grain in the furrows and further that the furrows arenot completely filled by the wheels, thereby leaving depressions in thesoil which will result in collecting water when a severe rain falls, theflow ofwhich through the depressions will wash the soil and remove oruncover grain and to this end, therefore, 1 pro vide my improvedattachment, which consists of a pair of blades 4, one for each wheelSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. March 23, 1909.

ATTACHDIENT F03 PLANTERS.

Patented Nov. 3%, 1909.

Serial No. 485,302.

of the cultivator, which blades are secured to shanks 5, the upper endsof the shanks having sockets 6, through which extends a rod 7.

Surrounding the central portion of the rod 7 is a bar 8, the oppositeend of said bar being bifurcated and adapted to surround the axle 1, thebar being held against longitudinal movement of the axle by placing acollar 9 between the bifurcated ends of the bar 8 and binding the samein position by means of a binding screw 10, the rod 7 being held infixed engagement with the bar 8 by means of a binding screw 11 and theshanks 5 are adjustably attached to the rod 7 by means of adjustingscrews 12.

The rod 8 being pivotally mounted on the axle 1, may be raised orlowered, as occasion may require, by attaching to the bar 8 adjacent itsconnection with the rod 7, a cable 13, which cable passes over a sheave14, carried beneath the seat 15 of the planter and extends intoengagement with the foot lever of the planter (not shown) or to a lever16 pivotally mounted at a suitable point on the frame 17 of the planterand when it is desired to raise the blade from engagement with the soil,the lever 16 is given a forward movement, which may be accomplished byplacing the foot thereon and the blades may be held in their elevatedposition so long as forward pressure is directed against the lever. Inthis manner, the blades may be readily disengaged from the earthssurface when the planter is to be moved forwardly, or when turning theplanter at the ends of the field, obviating any possibility of breakingthe blades or shanks carrying the same and by attaching the shanks tothe rod 7 through the medium of screws 12, it will be readily seen thatthe shanks may be disposed at various angles and as the blades arelikewise disposed at an angle, the furrows left by the wheels will befilled with the soil as the planter moves forwardly.

In cases where the planter is not provided with axles, a slightlymodified construction is used, the bar 8 employed for supporting theshanks 5, being pivotally attached to parts of the frame 17 and in therear of the usual form of runners or furrow openers 18 employed fordistributing the grain, the blades 1 being held in engagement with thesoil through the medium of a spring 19, one end of which is secured to arunner and the opposite end thereof to the bar 8 and for convenience ofraising the bar from engagement with the earths surface, a cable 20 maybe attached to the bar and extended over a sheave 21, attached to partsof the frame 17, said cable being extended into convenient reach of theattendant on the planter.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a very cheap and economicalform of covering attachment and one that can be attached to any class ofplanters and it will likewise be seen that the blades of the attachmentmay be adjusted at various angles as occasion may require and furtherthat the blades may be readily raised from engagement with the earthssurface when the planter is not in use or when being moved rearwardly orturning at the ends of the field.

lVhat I claim is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a pivoted bar, atransverse rod centrally connected to one end of said pivoted bar,shanks sleeved and held upon said rod near its ends, and coverin meansattached to the lower ends of said shanks.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a pivoted bar, meansfor effecting the adjustment of said bar, a rod centrally connected tosaid bar at one end, covering means, shank members connected to saidcovering means at their lower ends, and having sleeve-connection withsaid rod near its ends, said sleeve-connection being provided withadjusting means engaging said rod.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a bifurcated pivotedbar, means for efiecting adjustment of said pivoted bar, a rod receivedby a sleeve at one end of said bar, about at its center, covering means,shanks connected to said covering means at their lower ends, said shankshaving sleeves at their upper ends, said sleeves being provided withadjusting means adapted to engage said rod.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a bifurcated pivotedbar, means for the retention of said bifurcated bar in effectiveposition, means for the vertical adjustment of said bar, a rod havingsleeve and adjusting screw connection about centrally with said bar,covering means, shanks connected to said covering means at their lowerends, said shanks having sleeve and adjusting means of connection withsaid rod, and resilient means for aiding the retention of said bar inoperative position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

VALTER C. REYNOLDS.

lVitnesses IRA STOVER, BERT HOLLAND.

